The Hunter's Guide to Xenoforms: Dark*Matter Creatures Converted to GURPS

Stage 1, Borderline: The first step of lycanthropy, activated on the first full moon after the bite. A Borderline victim has no major changes yet, though they feel somewhat more active and restless than usual.
Stage 2, Ill: The second night of the full moon, the victim becomes irritable and has a greater appetite than usual, gaining Bad Temper (12 or less) [-10] and Hungry [-1].
Stage 3, Extremely Ill: On the third night, the victim is not only even more irritable, but also extremely ravenous for meat, and only meat. Bad Temper\'s roll decreases to 9 or less [-15] and Hungry is replaced with Uncontrollable Appetite (Fresh meat; 12 or less) [-15].
Stage 4, Terminally Ill: The beast has fully eclipsed the victim. Even when in human form, they are vicious, reclusive individuals that are likely to cause harm to themselves or others, and in beast form they are swift terrors of the night. They gain the full lycanthrope template as listed above.

Fossilized Rappy · 06-22-2015, 10:38 PM

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Originally Posted by abe ray

Have you done the harpy and gorgan varisnts yet?

Not yet, but I could certainly push them up further. Dark*Matter gorgons aren't too hard to stat up.

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Originally Posted by apoc527

Are you using RPM or GURPS Magic for the magic system in your conversion? I am leaning towards RPM, since it's more conspiracy-ish and less overt, but I'm curious if you feel differently. Certainly, the standard GURPS Magic system is quite similar mechanically to the F/X spells-as-skill paradigm of Alternity.

(P.S. I've done a pretty thorough conversion of Star*Drive to GURPS if you are interested. Just PM me.)

While I've obviously been doing Magic-as-Powers for any innate abilities so far, I'd definitely say that magic in the generic sense would be more likely to lean toward Ritual Path Magic in Dark*Matter. You're right in that it's more fitting for Fortean conspiracy-style magic.